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Definition of Cyclase
1. an enzyme [n -S] - See also: enzyme
Medical Definition of Cyclase
1. Descriptive name applied to an enzyme that forms a cyclic compound; e.g., adenylate cyclase. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclase
Literary usage of Cyclase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"ST has been shown to activate guanylate cyclase rapidly, to increase short-circuit
current, and to reduce sodium and chloride absorption in rabbit ileal ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"In E. coli, as in animal cells, cyclic AMP is synthesized from ATP by the enzyme
adenyl cyclase, according to the reaction ATP -» cyclic AMP + P-Pi Adenyl ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Further information regarding the cyclase transformation product from 3 was ...
Hydroxylation of the tritium-labeled acetate of the cyclase product with a ..."
4. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"Model of adenylate cyclase system. Provided by Dr. Boris Tabakoff. that LS mice,
which are more sensitive to the sedating and hypothermic effects of alcohol ..."
5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Zinc ion concentrations of 0.05 d above inhibited guanylate cyclase in a
concentration-dependent man- lally, the effect of zinc ions on the stimulation of ..."
6. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Negishi, M.; Ito, S.; Hayaishi, O. Prostaglandin E receptors in bovine adrenal
medulla are coupled to adenylate cyclase via Gi and to phosphoinositide ..."
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